Development and network of Silk Road caravanserai (6th–14th centuries CE)

1. Byzantine and Sasanian frontier forts evolve into inns

   Jan 1, 580Labels: Byzantine Empire, Sasanian Empire, Ribat

   • UNESCO SilkRoads
   • Britannica

2. Tang-era Silk Road travel relies on regulated waystations

   Jan 1, 650Labels: Tang Dynasty, Gansu Corridor, Waystation

   • UNESCO WHC
   • Britannica

3. Abbasid expansion formalizes ribat-based security corridors

   Jan 1, 780Labels: Abbasid Caliphate, Ribat, Garrison-station

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

4. Samanid–Karakhanid trade growth boosts Central Asian inns

   Jan 1, 950Labels: Samanids, Karakhanids, Bukhara

   • Britannica
   • UNESCO WHC

5. Rabati Malik caravanserai ordered by Shams al-Mulk Nasr

   Jan 1, 1068Labels: Rabati Malik, Karakhanid Dynasty, Navoi Region

   • UNESCO WHC
   • UNESCO IICAS

6. Seljuk ribats adopt monumental four-iwan courtyard plans

   Jan 1, 1114Labels: Seljuk Empire, Ribat-i Sharaf, Four-iwan plan

   • Persian Caravanserai
   • UNESCO SilkRoads

7. Central Asian corridors link caravanserai to water infrastructure

   Jan 1, 1150Labels: Chang'an Tianshan, Water infrastructure, Caravanserai

   • UNESCO WHC
   • UNESCO SilkRoads

8. Anatolian Seljuks build a spaced network of caravanserais

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Seljuks of, Anatolia, Roadside network

   • Turkey Antik
   • UNESCO SilkRoads

9. Sultan Han near Aksaray completed under Kayqubad I

   Jan 1, 1229Labels: Sultan Han, Kayqubad I, Aksaray

   • Sultan Han
   • UNESCO SilkRoads

10. Ağzıkara Han expands patronage beyond royal foundations

    Jun 1, 1231Labels: A z, Non-royal patronage, Anatolian corridor

    • A z kara
    • Turkey Antik

11. Mongol “Pax Mongolica” increases safety and throughput

    Jan 1, 1260Labels: Mongol Empire, Pax Mongolica, Silk Road

    • UNESCO Mongols
    • Britannica

12. Sultan Han restored and enlarged after fire damage

    Jan 1, 1278Labels: Sultan Han, Restoration, 1278

    • Sultan Han
    • UNESCO SilkRoads

13. Late medieval shifts reduce the centrality of overland inns

    Jan 1, 1400Labels: Late Medieval, Political fragmentation, Caravanserai

    • UNESCO WHC
    • UNESCO SilkRoads